- ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- Comment Page[s] Explanation Number - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 1 . 1 Registration statement number revised - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 2 . Page numbers match to hard copy of marked version sent under separate cover - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 3 . 3 Revised language included - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 4 . 6, 24 Affiliation disclosed - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 5 . 7 Language revised - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 6 . 8 New summary risk factor section included - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 7 . 9 Language eliminated from summary and revised in risk factors - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 8 . 9 Language eliminated - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 9 . 9 Sentences deleted - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 10 . 11, 14 Cross references added. - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 11 . 14 Language revised - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 12 . 25 Duplicate language removed - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 13 . 26 Price added - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 14 . We have removed the unaudited balance sheet as of September 30, 2004. - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 15 . We have labeled the statement of operations from inception (April 16, 2002) as unaudited. - ---------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------- 16 . We have clarified our disclosure of how we account for our working interests in the notes to the unaudited financial statements. - ---------------- ------------------- -------------------------------------------